Hamas urges US to force Israel to withdraw from Gaza in ‘strategic ambush’

Nypost · 🇮🇱 public Israel · Aug 08, 2026 · 505 words · By Gabrielle Fahmy

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Hamas urges US to force Israel to withdraw from Gaza in ‘strategic ambush’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Hamas urges US to force Israel to withdraw from Gaza in ‘strategic ambush’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Hamas demanded Washington pressure Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip Saturday — a “strategic ambush” that comes even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has already insisted the Jewish state would never agree to such a…

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Under the second phase of the agreement negotiated by President Trump, the Palestinian terrorists inside the Gaza Strip would hand over their weapons, as the Israeli Defense Forces simultaneously withdraw from the territory and a technocratic government takes…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Hamas demanded Washington pressure Israel to withdraw from the Gaza Strip Saturday”

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Web search results from Pakistan Today and other sources confirm that Hamas called for mediators and the US to pressure Israel to honor agreements and stop blocking deals.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The anti-Hamas insurgency in the Gaza Strip is an ongoing insurgency in the Gaza Strip that began in May 2024. It involves clashes between the Hamas-led government and the anti-Hamas militant groups i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Hamas_insurgency_in_the_G…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza Strip is governed by Hamas which assumed control of the territory on 11 June 2007 after seizing it from the rival Fatah-controlled Palestinian Authority (PA). The Hamas administration was fir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_under_Hamas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza–Israel barrier (sometimes called the Iron Wall) is an Israeli border barrier located on the Israeli side of the Gaza–Israel border. Before the Gaza war, the Erez Crossing, in the north of the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza–Israel_barrier

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Claim 2: ““Hamas hasn’t abandoned the vision of destroying Israel,” said Brig. Gen. Ofir Mizrahi-Rozen, head of the IDF’s Military Intelligence Research Department, according to the Israel Hayom newspaper.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions for the word 'according' and does not contain the actual statement by Brig. Gen. Ofir Mizrahi-Rozen.

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web search NEUTRAL — Phrasal verb accord with something (Definition of according from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/accordin…

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Synonyms for ACCORDING: corresponding, coinciding, conforming, agreeing, fitting, consisting, checking, answering; Antonyms of ACCORDING: differing (from), disagreeing (with), contradicti…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/according

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web search NEUTRAL — May 8, 2026 · Adjective according (comparative more according, superlative most according) Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious.
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/according

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Claim 3: “That has been estimated at $71.4 billion by the United Nations, European Union and the World Bank in a joint assessment released in April.”

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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm the specific $71.4 billion reconstruction estimate from the UN, EU, and World Bank.

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Claim 4: “Trump last week hailed as a breakthrough that Hamas had agreed to lay down its arms, with the Board of Peace saying Israel would in tandem carry out a phased withdrawal from much of Gaza.”

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No specific evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm Trump's specific 'breakthrough' announcement from last week regarding the Board of Peace's phased withdrawal details.

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Claim 5: “Netanyahu... has already said Israel never agreed to withdraw before Hamas is fully disarmed.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm Netanyahu's stance that there will be no withdrawal from Gaza until Hamas is completely disarmed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza peace plan, officially the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, is a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas that aims to address the ongoing Gaza war and broader Middle Easte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_peace_plan

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 21 November 2024, following an investigation of war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for two senior Israeli officials, Benjamin Neta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Israel…

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Claim 6: “The draft was the result of separate negotiations between the Trump-controlled Board of Peace and Hamas.”

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Web search results confirm the existence of the 'Board of Peace' created by Trump to oversee peace efforts and the negotiation of the disarmament agreement.

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web search NEUTRAL — "Today, the Board of Peace reached a HISTORIC agreement for the COMPLETE DISARMAMENT of Hamas and all other armed groups in Gaza," Trump said in a social media post, adding that the disarmament would …
https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/trump-says-deal-reached-to-disa…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kushner arrived amid visible friction between the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the future of Gaza. Netanyahu's position has been blunt: Israel will not withd…
https://www.azernews.az/analysis/262593.html

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web search NEUTRAL — The plan was officially brokered by the Board of Peace, a multinational body Mr. Trump created in January to oversee peace efforts between Israel and Hamas and the eventual reconstruction of Gaza. Qat…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/us/politics/trump-hamas-g…

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Claim 7: “Netanyahu said Tuesday the IDF would stay put until Hamas has laid down all its weapons.”

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Multiple sources confirm Netanyahu's statement that the IDF will remain in Gaza until Hamas lays down its weapons, specifically mentioning a Tuesday statement in some reports.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, the targe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the early hours of 18 March 2025, Israel launched a surprise attack on the Gaza Strip, effectively ending the January 2025 Gaza war ceasefire. Israel's missile and artillery attack killed more than…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_2025_Israeli_attacks_on_…

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Claim 8: ““Hamas and other factions have confirmed to mediators their readiness to begin implementing the agreement and move to the second phase, provided it receives Israeli approval and that Israel begins implementing the agreement,” a Hamas official told the Agence France-Presse.”

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The specific quote regarding Hamas's readiness to move to the second phase provided it receives Israeli approval is reported by both NewsBreak and Pakistan Today.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 9 September 2025, during the Gaza war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted an airstrike in the Leqtaifiya district of Qatar's capital Doha, targeting the leadership of Hamas, housed in a Qata…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_attack_on_Doha

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of the Gaza war on 7 October 2023, the Israeli military and authorities committed numerous war crimes, such as the collective punishment of the Palestinian people, attacks on civil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_war_crimes_in_the_Gaza…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the start of the Gaza war on 7 October 2023, the UN Human Rights Council has identified "clear evidence" of war crimes by both Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces. A UN Commission to the Israel–…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_Gaza_war

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Claim 9: “Under the second phase of the agreement negotiated by President Trump, the Palestinian terrorists inside the Gaza Strip would hand over their weapons, as the Israeli Defense Forces simultaneously withdraw from the territory and a technocratic government takes over.”

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Wikipedia explicitly mentions the 'Gaza peace plan' (Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict) led by Donald Trump as a multilateral agreement between Israel and Hamas.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As part of the Gaza war, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have used artificial intelligence to rapidly and automatically perform much of the process of determining what to bomb. Israel has greatly expa…
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Claim 10: ““This is a strategic ambush by Hamas,” added Israel Security Agency chief David Zini.”

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No evidence was found in the search results regarding a statement by David Zini describing the situation as a 'strategic ambush'.

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